Measuring the impact of investment on ESG factors

• As investors get more sophisticated about ESG matters, they are questioning the claims of commitment to sustainably invested assets and ostensibly sustainable products
• The solution to this strategic challenge lies in prioritizing ESG factors for specific target clients and building a model that reliably quantifies the impact on those factors

Gulf travel industry rides on frequent innovations

• Adoption of advanced technologies for border control management have their share of risks. Also, the integrity of data sets can be corrupted through targeted attacks.
• The biometric identity management systems have helped improve the pandemic-like situation to some extent by enabling officials at border gates to identify passengers at faster rate

Growing cyber threat demands a united response

• The dollar cost to organizations of all types due to cyber threat is staggering. It is estimated that the average cost of remediation in 2021 was $517,961 in the UAE
• The monetary loss from cybercrimes globally is put at $945 billion. When you add to this the global cost of cybersecurity products, it touches $1trn annually

The proverb-ial road to success

• Owners of today’s large enterprises are advised to resist the temptation to personally manage the daily affairs of businesses
• Instead, they should hire the most talented professionals and delegate to them the authorities needed for that purpose

Technology changes worker-firm relationship

• Together, the rise of work-from-home and the gig economy have loosened the boundaries of the firm, making the ideas of a workplace and a worker more fluid
• Today, technological advances and the emergence of new digital platforms are allowing firms to shift an increasing share of work outside of their traditional boundaries

Emerging markets: A constructive 2022 in sight

• Across Emerging Markets, positive structural forces remain apparent and are likely to foster fresh investment opportunities
• Digitalization and decarbonization will also play key roles in pushing up the growing economies, says

‘GCC may avoid NMCs, Abraajs with robust norms’

• Strong corporate governance framework is an integral part of ensuring clean flow of money and the GCC region is yet to make some improvements, says Khalid Abdulla-Janahi
• The companies in the region should have independent board members and directors with fixed term role to ensure high level of corporate governance, the Vision 3 chief adds

A perceptible de-escalation in the Gulf

• After a three-year boycott of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt have now restored relations with the Gulf country
• The Gulf region has taken an important step forward in terms of political stability amidst pragmatic optimism

Delving into the future of cyber security

• Massive and fast transformations have to go hand in hand with increased cyber security measures
• The best managed services providers continually invest in hiring and up skilling to ensure world-class protection against cyber threats and leaks

UAE’s forward-looking vision to contain pandemic